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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skripka:
As some of you may or may not know...ISPs are about to put 6 strikes rules into effect:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130222/14191722072/six-strikes-officially-begins-monday.shtml

In light of this I've gotten a payware VPN account from these fine folks: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-support/#android_ipsec_l2tp

Catch being they don't have an Android app. No prob, I'll just use the Android-built-in VPN client. Setup easily BAM!

So what is the problem?

It seems that Android 4.2.2's always-stay-connected option for VPN's is broken. I try to select it, it tells me my VPN must have DNS info (which it does have entered). Does not click. So what can I do?

If y'all have a fav VPN client with always-connect that supports IPSEC/L2TP PSK I'm all ears.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skripka:
A bump. Other annoyed people figured out how to make my VPN service work using OpenVPN with always-connect. I used the instructions located here:

https://www.privateinternetaccess.c...onfiguration-on-android-instead-of-pptp-ipsec
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
I don't do anything crazy on my ISP at home so I could care less about the strike rule stuff. I do use FeatVPN though on my phone when I'm out and about to tunnel back to my house for data usage. I only use it when I'm on a public wifi as I do not want anyone sniffing my traffic when I'm broadcasting it to the world. When I'm on 3G or 4G I don't use it though as it is already secure.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skripka:
Well, strictly speaking 3g and 4g are only secured over the wireless end... After the data hits a tower, anyone receiving said data knows exactly who and where you are.

I believe.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
Actually a vpn style connection is used from the site over the backhaul providers network back to Sprint. But if you have access to the network and the means to do that then scooping my data is the least of my worries as you have access to much more including my entire account information with sprint and everyone else in the area.

I am talking about script kiddies sniffing traffic on public wifi, which is easy and takes only a 5 minute training via YouTube. The other scenario takes a bit more than a video on YouTube.

Sent from my little Note2
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobleman221:
The only thing I can do is get the device status to go online. It's recognizable on my computer devices. But I can't open it. Only right click. Iv tried fast boot. Iv tried installing twrp manually. But I always get stuck at waiting for device. When the Kindle reboots reconnects and disconnects and then reconnects. But all I see is the kindle fire logo. It can sit there for hours like that. Iv tried Soupkit. But that didn't work because it said the device was offline even it actually wasn't. Iv tried everything unless someone has an idea. It has no OS to boot to. So thats the reason. It must be. I void the warranty obviously by rooting. But I'm not here for admitting I did a stupid move of actually rooting when you dont know what your doing. If someone can leave a suggestion. I'd appreciate the suggestion. thanks
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Does your Kindle Fire logo stay brightly lit or at any point does it flash and/or go dim?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobleman221:
brightly lit
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Okay, are you using a Linux VM, LiveUSB or full normal Linux install on your PC?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobleman221:
full normal linux, Ubuntu 12.10`
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Are you using a USB 3.0 port?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobleman221:
Noob question how do you tell
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
How old is your computer?

In the SoupKit Utility, choose the option to install FireFireFire, whether it says online or not, and follow the instructions to see if that get's you anywhere.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNetwork:
If you have to ask then 99% likely you don't have one.

If you bought your computer in the last 6 months then maybe.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobleman221:
Acer Aspire 5742. 3 years old.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNetwork:
Nope. No way to possibly have a USB 3 port on that.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobleman221:
So Is my kindle gone for good?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
No. Did you follow the instructions I gave you previously?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobleman221:
Ok, Im able to get the ADB device status to online in Soupkit. But where do I a start from exactly. do i got to bootmenu or what.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Install menu > install TWRP...or COTR...your choice.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobleman221:
The kindle status is online. Should the kindle be off or not. Also when I run twrp install on the terminal. Its running nothing but words. How long does this take. Also do I need WiFi while doing this.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
"It's running nothing but words." Hmm...interesting.

You have to understand that I cannot see your device and I definitely can't see these "words" you're talking about. I have no idea what you've done and you still haven't told me whether you understood the instructions I gave you to install FFF or whether or not you succeeded in doing so. So unless you are able to provide me some usable information, we're just going to go around in circles here.

Aside from that, ADB is not going to do you any good until you get TWRP installed. You won't get TWRP installed until you follow the instructions I gave you to get FireFireFire installed. In case you missed it...for the second time...I'll try to explain it a little better.

If you had read the SoupKit thread, you would find that the stock bootloader doesn't work like it should in regards to accepting fastboot commands. The command "fastboot devices" doesn't work, so the SoupKit, will always say "Device Offline". Other fastboot commands will work, but you have to enter the command, turn the device off (hold power button for 10 seconds), then turn it back on. I also explained in the SoupKit thread (and here...twice), that if you have the stock bootloader installed and you get "Device Offline", to choose an option anyway and follow the instructions it gives you (which will be to turn the device off, then back on, etc).

Now, considering you have not given me any information regarding the success or failure of those instructions, I'll have to assume you either didn't read or you didn't understand them. That being said, let's go back and try it again.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobleman221:
i did read the instructions. But the terminal runs a bunch of commands rapidly so fast I cant read it. I have my WiFi turned on and when I enter the command to install TWRP the terminal window just runs and that's the end of it, it runs in an endless loop jumbled words. My Kindle fire connects making 3 connect/disconnect sounds when plugged in my computer. And Still is stuck at the boot logo with no signs of change.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
You can scroll up through the terminal to get the outputs of the previous commands. Regardless, if you ran the option to install FireFireFire, it would sit at "waiting for device" until you shut the device down and turn it back on.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobleman221:
"Your shell is either missing or corrupt shell making it impossible to change from the inside of the system your \nshell must be installed properly before you can proceed any further, the only way to do this is firefirefire." Is what was being spammed in the terminal. I couldent copy and paste the the thing because everytime I clicked inside the terminal the instructions dissappeared.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] digtmddnjs:
HI

first, I'm sorry to my bad English

I use Revolution HD rom in sk17i

album app (which involve this rom) has online album feature

but, I can't use it.

album > online > menu > online photos :: select which online services you want to allow showing photos in the album

but there are no selection.

I had been picture in picasa (picasaweb.google.com)

What can i do?
[HTC One S] gelo01:
After updating to JB, i am hearing a weird sound when the camera is focusing. It doesn't happen when i was still in ICS. The camera produces a clicking sound (usually paired by 2 clicks after touching the screen for it to focus). Do you guys think it's a hardware issue? I was wondering coz this only happen when i updated to JB..
[HTC One S] Closed Source Project:
Mine does that too. Always did. So did my old HTC nexus one. It seems to be the auto focus module. Some times mine ticks loud but usually it's faint. It shouldn't be a hardware issue of your camera auto focuses.
[HTC One S] gelo01:
But i only start to hear that when i updated my phone to JB. I've never heard that ticking sound when i was on ics 4.0.4.. nevertheless, it's just the sound that is troubling me. With the camera app itself and the quality of the pictures taken, i don't have any issues.. i'm just afraid that the update has something to do with that ticking sound..
[HTC One S] omer7:
Are u guys with s4 Jb update facing this issue of sound coming from earpiece instead of rear speakers after the Jb update?

Like for example when someone calls u, sometimes the sound of ringtone comes from the earpiece instead of rear speakers?

Even if u make some video with camera and then watch it, the recorded sound comes from earpiece. Did u check it?

It is an issue with some S3 phones after Jb update. Wanted to confirm r S4 phones (with JB update) facing the same issue?
[HTC One S] gelo01:
I do have the s4 but i never had that issue.
[HTC One S] omer7:
Ok. But we S3 users seem to have this issue. Not everytime, but sometimes the sound starts coming from earpiece (after JB update) :(
[HTC One S] ezcape68:
A possible FIX. This may not be the correct way to fix it, but should work anyways. Get a Root Browser, go into system/media/audio/ui and replace camera_focus.ogg. Make sure to set the files permission to 755. I found an online converter that converts most sound files to .ogg, it has to be an .ogg file, with permissions 755.

Hope this helps
[HTC One S] usaff22:
It's not the audio sound, it's definitely not the solution. That autofocus is different from the HTC fake focus sound
[HTC One S] xxquicksh0txx:
I'm pretty sure all of my phones have made this noise. (all HTC)
[HTC One S] jmfragadv:
Mine has always done that sound when focusing. I guess it's normal since the camera works fine...
[HTC One S] gelo01:
Yup the camera works fine, the thing is, i never really hear that sound when i was still on ics. I only started to hear those when i update my phone to jb..
[HTC One S] v:
AW: Weird clicking sound in camera when focusing

Same here. This clicking started only after the JB update.

Regards,

V

Sent from 1s
[HTC One S] jmfragadv:
Hello there!

Well this is weird but mine does click since the first snap. And it was ics then...
[HTC One S] hunabku:
It seems it depends on a certain device. I didn't have it before but after changing my mobo in service, the sound appeared. On ics. And it only sounds on auto focus. Manually focusing there is silence.
[HTC One S] djsubtronic:
It's probably just JB using a different focusing mechanism than ICS which perhaps causes the lens to move more thus resulting in a more audible click noise. As long as it functions fine and takes focused pictures I wouldn't worry about it.
[HTC One S] BilboSwaggins:
Always had this noise, only in auto focus though. It's disappeared on CM10.1, and I can't say how happy I am at that.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quackoman:
The problem is that i damaged the lcd for my note so i can't see anything on the physical screen of the device however if i plug in my mhl out i can use most of the device once its started, cannot use recovery mode etc. since the device needs to be booted in android for the video out to work

Somehow i would like to know if it is possible to disable the screen in a sense and use the hdmi out for everything since i cannot root/flash roms in its current state easily

If anyone can help me with this it would be greatly appreciated
[Off-topic] cmason37:
This thread is for all rap lovers. Post anything about rap here.
[Off-topic] LoopDoGG79:
Seeing this thread was cleaned up, my guess it is an accepted thread. I cannot get into modern rap. Its so shallow and meaningless. I stay with the 90's! Tupac 4 Life! WEEEEEESTSIDE MOTHER TRUCKERS!!

Sent from the phalanges of my hand to the facet of your cranium.
[Off-topic] Thats OK:
Aw rap has it's place and has been a pathway upward for some great talent.

I'm ok with it as long as I don't have to listen to someone else's music choice.

Especially the graphic lyrics of the gangsta stuff, to me unacceptable in public.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Posts being removed that have something on topic? I smell communism.
[Off-topic] prototype7:
/me waits for this post to be removed also
[Off-topic] jaszek:
I Dont care.
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
I'm looking forward to that new Kid Cudi album. Hopefully if will be fire cause his previous albums were kind of a let down.
[Off-topic] cmason37:
Anybody listen to Tech N9ne?
[Off-topic] I r o n M a n:
Tupac, the greatest.

The rap nowadays pretty much sucks.

Drake is okay, J Coke is nice.

And i love Eminem.

Sent from my pet - Megatron™
[Off-topic] Whiplashh:
Lupe Fiasco and Hopsin. Teens need some positive influence for once.

Sent From My Rooted, S-OFF'd Blackberry Curve using the iOS XDA Application for Android.
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
Gorillaz but it's not really rap
[Off-topic] cmason37:
+1. Hopsin is my favorite rapper.
[Off-topic] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yo homie wats up in did hisouse

Bumpster :D

Sent by my Kitteh he chews on muffins on my Sexy Nexi 4 using Tapatalk
[Off-topic] cmason37:
So, we're playing thread reviver huh?
[Off-topic] DowntownJeffBrown:
Maybe :o:p

Sent by my Kitteh he chews on muffins on my Sexy Nexi 4 using Tapatalk
[Off-topic] DowntownJeffBrown:
U just did the opposite u just gave it more life ;)

Sent by my Kitteh he chews on muffins on my Sexy Nexi 4 using Tapatalk
[Off-topic] MissionImprobable:
Used to love some Talib Kweli but he's lost his damn mind.

I'll throw some of my favs in here later.
[Off-topic] m0cha5hake:
Kid Cudi - Girls Feat Too Short

Your Welcome :silly:
[Off-topic] AslanFatih:
I recommend Big Krit - King Remembered In Time, it's a free album. His lyrics are pretty good.

Also Kendrick Lamar, Lupe Fiasco and J Cole are my favorite :D
[Off-topic] I r o n M a n:
I remember the Biggie and 2pac days....

Sent using my S4
[Off-topic] MissionImprobable:
Talib back in the day

The RZA, the GZA, the entire Wu-Tang Clan

Three 6 Mafia

Smif n Wessun

Nas

Lloyd Banks

Killer Mike

Outkast
[Nexus 10 Themes and Apps] scottypimpin636:
Working out in Afghanistan i've been using the N10 as my main means of communication back home. I've been using Google Talk and i'm about to put my fist through the damn thing because of how many times it crashes when trying to make a video call.

I've tried different roms, even 4.2.2 but it's still the same. Are there any video chat apps that work flawlessly on this device?

Thanks
[Nexus 10 Themes and Apps] zourn:
Have you tried doing Google + hangouts?

It's contained in the Google + app, and I haven't had any problems using it on my N10 to video call my wife's ipad mini.
[Nexus 10 Themes and Apps] TheAltruistic:
+1 this. I don't think I've ever had issues with the google+ app for video calls.
[Nexus 10 Themes and Apps] scottypimpin636:
Nope because I haven't gave google+ a try yet. Now I certainly will, thanks!
[Nexus 10 Themes and Apps] riqjuan:
What's wrong with Skype? I have had no problems with Skype on the N10, new tablet UI is very nice also.
[Nexus 10 Themes and Apps] knudsen83:
Google+ Hangouts are awesome. Video quality, audio quality, connection quality... It's the only thing I use on deployments now.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brothers.tom:
Hi Guys

I have an Xperia arc s with a locked bootloader and am looking to root it.

Whenever I try and use the 4.0.3 kernel ftf file i keep getting an error message saying "Error preparing files"

I am using flashtool on mac

Any suggestions?

Cheers
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msc3169:
In flashtool, make sure you check all the required boxes on your left.

In the wipe column un check all (ie wipe data, wipe cache, wipe app logs)

In Exclude column, check everything apart from exclude kernel.

Hope this helps

sent via XPERIA™
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themrperfecto:
Please post a picture... It would be more helpful if we know what you did wrong...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brothers.tom:
I have attached the two images. One of choosing the ftf and the other the error report that comes up.

I have tried checking all the boxes except exclude kernel however i get the same error message

Cheers
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4988456:
Wow these screenshots are huge. Upload them again on imgur.com or whatever you prefer in full resolution. Also download your ftf again from different source and check if its not damaged also make sure you have at least 2gb of free space on your HDD before flashing
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zorka:
Not sure if you still have the problem, but I had it too when trying to flash from the dmg file. You need to copy the app to your harddisk and start it from there.

Hope this helps.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] porcupineadvocate:
From the recent FTC-HTC settlement:

Sadly:

This applies to HTC Logger, Carrier IQ, and a HTC application installer. So bugs in Android itself are going unpatched, i.e., no obliged ICS upgrade. Still, any patch at all might motivate HTC to release some of the more egregious issues.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] hackvan:
...I wasn't watching for updates and now I have a boot loop...

Hmmmmmmmm, it seems that HTC rolled out an OTA for my View 4g and now the device is boot-looping to clockworkmod recovery to install an update that I don't want installed automatically...

i can adb shell into the device... I've formatted cache... How do i get the device into a normal boot and apply the update via zip file?

I'm running globatron's rooted stock honeycomb rom for the View 4g (sprint's flyer variant).
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] DaKillaWilla:
How big was the download? Can you grab the update.zip and post it to be downloaded?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] redpoint73:
OTA requires stock recovery to install. It will never install by CWM.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] hackvan:
It seems that gremlins were responsible for that reboot into cw-recovery...

i eventually kicked my view4g back into a normal boot somehow and i haven't been able to reproduce the problem.

my tablet doesn't seem to think that an update is available for my device, and I disabled automatic update checking in setting so i don't get another rude surprise...

This experience really makes me want to experiment with a jellybean rom for the flyer/view....but the roms for the flyer don't work on the view. grrrrrrrrr. it's a great device and i like the scribble/note software better than samsung's s-note app on the galaxy note 2... great pen, samsung, but crappy software.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] redpoint73:
Not, its not gremlins. You still are not understanding. If you try to install an OTA, it needs to reboot into

stock

recovery to install the update. And since it doesn't find it (CWM is a custom recovery, and different from the stock recovery) it bootloops or gets stuck.

Usually, you need to mount the SD card on your computer and delete the OTA file to get out of the bootloop. So if you booted normally without having to do that, you are lucky. You should find and delete the file before you get stuck again.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Kayak83:
I'm looking for a back cover replacement thats the same material as the flip cover case from Samsung. Anybody able to find these or something like that? I just got a TPU case from Mercury but it's just about as slippery as the oem back still and adds some thickness. I'm pretty picky about cases, so they have to really be worth it for me too use.

UPDATE: I misspoke. I was under the impression that the flip case from Samsung had a non-slip matte finish on the back, as opposed to the glossy slippery one that's stock. The hunt continues.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jlczl:
Do you mean something like this?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Kayak83:
No. Im looking for a direct back replacement. Not a case to go over it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Kryptonian_Knight:
Do u have a link for this?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jdomadia:
Can u Give Link to buy this case pls,Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] DesertHawk:
Ah you want the original back cover?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jlczl:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ATUYE9O
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Tyfighter:
I recently started using swiftkey after being a swype diehard for almost three years now. It looks great and swiftkey flow is way better than i'd anticipated.

The Problem: on the hard kb, it seems like the shift and caps lock (as well as the alt button) is reversed. I.e. One press for lock, two presses for one character.

Has anyone figured out a workaround? This is super aggravating.

Also, if there's a way to disable the suggestions when the kb is out, or even in landscape altogether, that would be super....

Dman's CM10 with litekernel, hard keyboard works fine with the aosp keyboard set as the default
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Snuuuuupy:
It's a swiftkey bug.

http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/.../2943642-fn-key-into-lockmode-on-htc-desire-z

Vote for the issue to make it a higher priority!
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Tyfighter:
Thrice voted
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Tyfighter:
I can confirm that this issue has been resolved with the latest version of SwiftKey.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] ben63vw:
Best alt keyboard... love it!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] TheNetwork:
Is there any one or two devs that do most of the work for the note ii? I know everyone makes ROMs, but here's an example of what I mean; I used to own an Infuse 4g and Entropy512 broke almost every barrier from kernels to CM10, and allowed everyone else to be able to make their own ROMs/kernels/etc much more easily. Has anyone done that for the Note II or is it a collective thing?

I might have some extra donation money laying around for them ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1996021
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ManelScout4Life:
codeworkz + madmack.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] BlackHoleSlam:
This guy right here go look in original android development.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] souleater11:
hi everyone,

is there a program that lets me use my laptop screen as a secondary screen when i connect my vibrant to my laptop via micro usb connector ?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cannondaleV2000:
Droid@screen works
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sawyerbenjamin:
I just traded my Evo 3D for an S2 today, and I've been looking for a root guide, but every time I come across one I read about issues.

Really all I want is some to point me to the most recent, successful, and stable root method. I keep reading about all these kernels screwing up phones cause they're not the most recent kernels. So can someone please help? The most recent root method as of February 23, 2013?

SCH-i777 (AT&T)

ICS 4.0.4

Baseband version: I777UClK3

Kernel: 3.0.15-I777UCLK3-CL1174199

Thanks!

-UPDATE-

Only a few minutes after posting this, I decided to take a gander at the Siyah website.

Wuold SiyahKernel S2-v5.0.1 work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pirateghost:
Exynos abuse

Searching would have yielded the answer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sawyerbenjamin:
Trust me, I did plenty of searching. I honestly couldn't find anything that was confirmed working perfectly. Just trying to be safe. Thanks though!